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DEFINITION:
This entry lists the percentage distribution of the labor force by occupation. The distribution will total less than 100 percent if the data are incomplete.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tonga | 2,003% | 2003 | ||
| =2 | Israel | 82% | 2010 | ||
| =2 | Antigua and Barbuda | 82% | 1983 | ||
| 4 | Andorra | 81% | 2008 | ||
| 5 | Luxembourg | 80.6% | 2007 | ||
| 6 | United Kingdom | 80.4% | 2006 | ||
| 7 | Virgin Islands | 80% | 2003 | ||
| =8 | Cayman Islands | 79% | 2008 | ||
| =8 | Puerto Rico | 79% | 2005 | ||
| =8 | Netherlands Antilles | 79% | 2005 | ||
| =11 | Suriname | 78% | 2004 | ||
| =11 | United Arab Emirates | 78% | 2000 | ||
| 13 | Jordan | 77.4% | 2007 | ||
| 14 | Denmark | 77.3% | 2005 | ||
| =15 | Ireland | 76% | 2010 | ||
| =15 | Uruguay | 76% | 2010 | ||
| =15 | Panama | 76% | 2009 | ||
| =15 | Norway | 76% | 2008 | ||
| =15 | Canada | 76% | 2006 | ||
| =15 | Netherlands | 76% | 2005 | ||
| 21 | Malta | 75.6% | 2009 | ||
| 22 | Peru | 75.5% | 2005 | ||
| =23 | Australia | 75% | 2009 | ||
| =23 | Reunion | 75% | 2000 | ||
| =23 | Barbados | 75% | 1996 | ||
| 26 | Estonia | 74.5% | 2008 | ||
| =27 | Seychelles | 74% | 2006 | ||
| =27 | New Zealand | 74% | 2006 | ||
| 29 | Switzerland | 73.2% | 2010 | ||
| =30 | Iceland | 73% | 2008 | ||
| =30 | Belgium | 73% | 2007 | ||
| 32 | Argentina | 72% | 2009 | ||
| 33 | Saudi Arabia | 71.9% | 2005 | ||
| 34 | France | 71.8% | 2005 | ||
| =35 | Spain | 71.7% | 2009 | ||
| =35 | Belize | 71.7% | 2007 | ||
| 37 | Cyprus | 71% | 2006 | ||
| 38 | Sweden | 70.7% | 2008 | ||
| 39 | Ecuador | 70.4% | 2005 | ||
| 40 | Gaza Strip | 70% | 2005 | ||
| 41 | Japan | 69.8% | 2010 | ||
| 42 | Singapore | 69.7% | 2010 | ||
| 43 | Slovakia | 69.4% | 2010 | ||
| 44 | Faroe Islands | 69.2% | 2008 | ||
| 45 | South Korea | 68.4% | 2010 | ||
| =46 | Colombia | 68% | 2010 | ||
| =46 | Latvia | 68% | 2005 | ||
| =46 | French Polynesia | 68% | 2002 | ||
| 49 | Germany | 67.8% | 2005 | ||
| =50 | Austria | 67% | 2009 | ||
| =50 | Syria | 67% | 2008 | ||
| =50 | West Bank | 67% | 2006 | ||
| 53 | European Union | 66.7% | 2007 | ||
| 54 | Brazil | 66% | 2003 | ||
| 55 | Ukraine | 65.7% | 2008 | ||
| 56 | Kiribati | 65.3% | 2000 | ||
| =57 | Greece | 65.1% | 2005 | ||
| =57 | Italy | 65.1% | 2005 | ||
| =59 | South Africa | 65% | 2007 | ||
| =59 | Maldives | 65% | 2006 | ||
| =59 | Guadeloupe | 65% | 2002 | ||
| 62 | Federated States of Micronesia | 64.7% | 2000 | ||
| 63 | Hungary | 64.4% | 2010 | ||
| =64 | Costa Rica | 64% | 2006 | ||
| =64 | Jamaica | 64% | 2006 | ||
| =64 | Guam | 64% | 2004 | ||
| =64 | Venezuela | 64% | 1997 | ||
| 68 | Chile | 63.9% | 2005 | ||
| 69 | Croatia | 63.6% | 2008 | ||
| 70 | San Marino | 63.5% | 2009 | ||
| 71 | Greenland | 63.2% | 2007 | ||
| 72 | Dominican Republic | 63.1% | 2005 | ||
| =73 | Trinidad and Tobago | 62.9% | 2007 | ||
| =73 | Mexico | 62.9% | 2005 | ||
| 75 | Slovenia | 62.8% | 2009 | ||
| 76 | Grenada | 62% | 1999 | ||
| 77 | Namibia | 61.3% | 2008 | ||
| 78 | Mongolia | 61% | 2008 | ||
| 79 | Cuba | 60.6% | 2005 | ||
| =80 | New Caledonia | 60% | 2002 | ||
| =80 | Gibraltar | 60% | 2001 | ||
| =82 | Portugal | 59.8% | 2009 | ||
| =82 | Iraq | 59.8% | 2008 | ||
| 84 | British Virgin Islands | 59.4% | 2005 | ||
| 85 | Libya | 59% | 2004 | ||
| 86 | Taiwan | 58.8% | 2010 | ||
| 87 | Czech Republic | 58.3% | 2009 | ||
| 88 | Russia | 58.1% | 2008 | ||
| 89 | El Salvador | 58% | 2006 | ||
| =90 | Bulgaria | 57.7% | 2009 | ||
| =90 | Marshall Islands | 57.7% | 2000 | ||
| 92 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 57% | 1980 | ||
| 93 | Lithuania | 56.9% | 2005 | ||
| 94 | Cook Islands | 56% | 1995 | ||
| 95 | Serbia and Montenegro | 55.6% | 2010 | ||
| 96 | Liechtenstein | 55.4% | 2007 | ||
| 97 | Paraguay | 55% | 2008 | ||
| =98 | Kazakhstan | 53.6% | 2010 | ||
| =98 | Saint Lucia | 53.6% | 2002 | ||
| 100 | Poland | 53.4% | 2005 | ||
| 101 | Nicaragua | 53% | 2010 | ||
| 102 | Philippines | 52% | 2010 | ||
| 103 | Belarus | 51.3% | 2003 | ||
| =104 | Malaysia | 51% | 2005 | ||
| =104 | Egypt | 51% | 2001 | ||
| 106 | Tunisia | 49.8% | 2009 | ||
| 107 | Azerbaijan | 49.6% | 2008 | ||
| 108 | Indonesia | 48.9% | 2010 | ||
| 109 | Moldova | 47.2% | 2005 | ||
| 110 | Romania | 47.1% | 2006 | ||
| 111 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 47% | 2008 | ||
| 112 | Turkey | 45.8% | 2005 | ||
| 113 | Iran | 45% | 2010 | ||
| 114 | Bolivia | 43% | 2006 | ||
| =115 | Sri Lanka | 41% | 2010 | ||
| =115 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 41% | 1996 | ||
| 117 | Mauritania | 40% | 2001 | ||
| 118 | Honduras | 39.8% | 2005 | ||
| 119 | Kyrgyzstan | 39.5% | 2005 | ||
| 120 | Armenia | 38.2% | 2006 | ||
| 121 | Thailand | 37.9% | 2008 | ||
| 122 | Turkmenistan | 37.8% | 2004 | ||
| 123 | Tajikistan | 37.4% | 2009 | ||
| 124 | Pakistan | 36.6% | 2005 | ||
| 125 | Uzbekistan | 36% | 1995 | ||
| =126 | Georgia | 35.5% | 2006 | ||
| =126 | Morocco | 35.5% | 2006 | ||
| 128 | Guatemala | 35% | 1999 | ||
| 129 | India | 34% | 2009 | ||
| 130 | China | 33.2% | 2008 | ||
| =131 | Brunei | 33% | 2008 | ||
| =131 | American Samoa | 33% | 1990 | ||
| 133 | Bhutan | 31% | 2004 | ||
| =134 | Vanuatu | 30% | 2000 | ||
| =134 | Togo | 30% | 1998 | ||
| 136 | Albania | 29.2% | 2008 | ||
| =137 | Ghana | 29% | 2005 | ||
| =137 | Anguilla | 29% | 2000 | ||
| 139 | Dominica | 28% | 2000 | ||
| 140 | Cambodia | 26.5% | 2009 | ||
| 141 | Vietnam | 25.8% | 2009 | ||
| =142 | Bangladesh | 25% | 2008 | ||
| =142 | Gabon | 25% | 2000 | ||
| =142 | Haiti | 25% | 1995 | ||
| 145 | Zimbabwe | 24% | 1996 | ||
| 146 | Burma | 23% | 2001 | ||
| 147 | Liberia | 22% | 2000 | ||
| =148 | Solomon Islands | 20% | 2000 | ||
| =148 | Nigeria | 20% | 1999 | ||
| =148 | Bahrain | 20% | 1997 | ||
| 151 | Bermuda | 19% | 2004 | ||
| 152 | Nepal | 18% | 2010 | ||
| 153 | Cameroon | 17% | 2001 | ||
| 154 | Wallis and Futuna | 16% | 2001 | ||
| 155 | Afghanistan | 15.7% | 2008 | ||
| =156 | Uganda | 13% | 1999 | ||
| =156 | Sudan | 13% | 1998 | ||
| =156 | Mozambique | 13% | 1997 | ||
| 159 | Ethiopia | 10% | 2009 | ||
| 160 | Zambia | 9% | 2004 | ||
| 161 | The Gambia | 6% | 1996 | ||
| 162 | Burundi | 4.1% | 2002 | ||
| 163 | Niger | 4% | 1995 |
Citation
Interesting observations about Labor > Labor force > By occupation > Services
- 4 of the top 5 countries by labor force > by occupation > services are Christian.
- 2 of the top 3 countries by labor force > by occupation > services are Hot countries.
- 2 of the top 3 countries by labor force > by occupation > services are Former British Colonies'.
- Cayman Islands has ranked in the top 2 for labor force > by occupation > services since 1995.
- Jordan has ranked in the top 2 for labor force > by occupation > services since 2001.
- Puerto Rico has ranked in the top 2 for labor force > by occupation > services since 2000.
- Israel ranked first for labor force > by occupation > services amongst High income OECD countries in 2010.
- Norway has ranked in the top 3 for labor force > by occupation > services since 1995.
- 2 of the top 3 countries by labor force > by occupation > services are Heavily indebted.
- Andorra has ranked in the top 2 for labor force > by occupation > services since 2004.